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Subject:	Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org
Date:	Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:52:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Robert Green writes: > Is there going to be a standard size car/rolling stock standard? > i.e.,clearance on all tracks for something 8x44x14 (or whatever) 8x44 but I am not sure about the height. John Kelly? Note that 8x44 allows 7xM and 6xN (where N>M>44) due to curve effects, although I am not quite sure what the values of M and N are. That's why I personally am pleased to see layouts switching to 8 wide standards, it gives more room for my longerish 6 wide creations. ++Lar

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		Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
I'm not sure that we've really set a hard top yet. By guess is that 14 will be probably the high end, mostly because the tunnels start to look really silly if they need to let through cars that are taller than that. A lot of that will depend on how (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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		Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
Is there going to be a standard size car/rolling stock standard? i.e.,clearance on all tracks for something 8x44x14 (or whatever) I would think that this would be just as important as standard track interfaces and such, as this is going to be the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)

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